So after getting tons of requests for people to either retweet, digg, reddit, vote on, stumble, whatever, I’ve decided I’ve had enough. Those of you who know me, know I RARELY ask anyone to rt my stuff or digg or spread my content. Maybe twice in the last year if that, have I asked people for that stuff.
So with that in mind, here is my new policy. If you ask me to lend my social capital to you, you have to adhere to any of the following criteria.
It must be something you spent time creating or working on
Its genuinely interesting
Its for a good cause
You’ve retweeted my stuff in the recent past (on your own accord)
If none of those things are applicable, then I will firmly say NO or ignore you.
If you send me a mass unsolicited DM promoting something, I will not retweet it, unless you are giving me a commission. Even then, better be worth my time.
Surefire ways for me to not retweet your stuff:
It is spammy
it isn’t even remotely interesting
It supports a cause I am not a supporter of, like Sarah Palin for president.
What are your rules for retweeting?
Apparently this trend is happening all around the world according to my friend Diego. Twitter meetups are sprouting up everywhere from Madrid, Mexico, Sevilla, Barcelona, Continue reading
I’ve been reading a bunch of blogs on blogs lately, I know that sounds moronic, but whatever, I have to change up what I read every few weeks. One of the key things i’ve noticed, blogs aren’t evolving. they seem to be content with just writing quick little posts, but not really providing a richness to their content. Another thing blogs aren’t tapping into is the fact that they are all providing rich content, why not link to related posts on your friends sites. So here are my simple ideas to evolve the ... Continue reading
This is more of a addendum to the previous post, rather than a self-standing post. So if you didn't read the earlier treatise on podcast advertising figures, then check that entry first.While i thought i had carefully crafted my logical fiscal analysis of the podcasting issue earlier, i realized one thing I had missed while talking to a fellow entrepreneur about the concept of file serving and storage mechanisms for consumers. The cost is not in the storage, its in the ... Continue reading
So its been quite a while since i talked about podcast advertising here (mainly because I've been so busy, and also nothing new was being talked about in this market).Well today we're going to look at how the numbers break down in podcast advertising (now remember, this is based on pre-launch figures). The basic premise of podcast advertising as I see it now is something similar to radio and tv ads, in which they are passive audiences that are reached by the thousands. Unlike radio and tv, where there is no way of selling your ads to an exact num ... Continue reading
Now you might be arguing "but hosting is so cheap now, you can get gigs of space and gigs of traffic for dollars a month," and this is true, but everything isn't always as cheap as it seems. The vast majority of webhosts that run the type of operation that can sell unlimited space or unlimited bandwidth for $4 a month (just using fake numbers as examples) have to cut quite a few corners to get you those prices and still pay their staff. So what initially might seem like a great deal, really isn't great if you are running a high-profile ... Continue reading
